1987 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1987 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1987 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Mark Lee captained the hosts. Michael Tuck captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), C. Burton, S. Clark, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, J. Hogg, S. James, M. Laffy, M. Mitchell, D. Notting, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, D. Ryan, C. Smith, M. Thomson, P. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, C. Langford, P. Schwab
Half-back: R. Morris, C. Mew, R. Jencke
Centre: R. DiPierdomenico, G. Buckenara, R. Eade
Half-forward: J. Kennedy, P. Abbott, P. Curran
Forward: R. Greene, J. Dunstall, J. Platten
Follower: G. Dear, M. Tuck (capt.), R. Loveridge
Int.: J. Morrissey, C. Wittman

Richmond (13.15.93) were defeated by Hawthorn (23.17.155).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Mitchell (3), S. Clark (2), D. Notting (2), C. Smith (2), C. Burton, D. Palm, M. Pickering, M. Roach
Hawthorn: G. Buckenara (7), P. Curran (3), J. Dunstall (3), R. Loveridge (2), R. Morris (2), J. Platten (2), G. Ayres, G. Dear, R. Greene, J. Morrissey

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 4 April 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,824

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Hawthorn
Score: 13.15.93 - 23.17.155

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 2 6 . 5 10 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Hawthorn 6 . 4 11 . 8 16 . 11 23 . 17 23 . 17 (155)
Margin HWTH by 26 HWTH by 33 HWTH by 37 HWTH by 62 HWTH by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Mark Lee (Richmond), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, B. Woodhead

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Platten HWTH 44 3
Gary Buckenara HWTH 11 2
Michael Pickering RICH 35 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
2 Burton, Chris ? ? 1 0 30 24 6 4 0 0 1 0
18 Clark, Simon ? ? 2 2 14 13 1 6 2 1 1 1
28 Czerkaski, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 0 1 1 0
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 0 1
4 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 0 1 0
34 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 3 0 4 0 2
40 James, Stephen ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 Laffy, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 5 1 2 1 1
1 Lee, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 4 7 1 0 4
7 Mitchell, Michael ? ? 3 1 20 15 5 5 0 5 3 0
58 Notting, Dean ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 5 0 1 0 2
6 Palm, David ? ? 1 1 18 8 10 3 0 3 4 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 1 0 28 17 11 15 0 0 1 0
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 0 2 0
27 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 1 1 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 1 3 8 8 0 6 0 0 0 0
32 Ryan, Des ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 2 0 2 3 0
17 Smith, Craig ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 4 0 0 1 0
15 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 3 0 0 2 1
5 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 1 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 15 302 203 99 82 11 22 24 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul CHF ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 2 0 0 1
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 1 0 27 16 11 3 0 1 0 0
11 Buckenara, Gary C ? 7 3 23 20 3 5 0 0 2 2
25 Curran, Peter HFFR ? 3 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 0
14 Dear, Greg RU ? 1 0 17 9 8 2 16 0 2 0
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WL ? 0 1 16 7 9 2 0 2 0 4
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 3 1 6 5 1 3 0 0 1 1
26 Eade, Rodney WR ? 0 0 24 16 8 5 0 2 2 0
29 Greene, Russell FPL ? 1 1 25 15 10 7 0 0 1 1
1 Jencke, Ray HBFR ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 2 0 3
34 Kennedy, John HFFL ? 0 0 25 13 12 1 1 2 1 0
24 Langford, Chris FB ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 1 0 0
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 2 0 20 12 8 2 0 1 1 0
2 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 21 17 4 1 0 3 4 1
15 Morris, Russell HBFL ? 2 4 26 19 7 10 0 1 1 5
35 Morrissey, James INT ? 1 2 15 13 2 5 0 1 0 1
44 Platten, John FPR ? 2 2 18 10 8 3 0 2 1 1
30 Schwab, Peter BPR ? 0 0 21 14 7 4 0 2 1 0
17 Tuck, Michael (c) RR ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 2
10 Wittman, Chris INT ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 2 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 23 17 356 237 119 68 19 23 18 24

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Tony Jewell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 24 C. Langford 30 P. Schwab













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 R. Morris 2 C. Mew 1 R. Jencke













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. DiPierdomenico 11 G. Buckenara 26 R. Eade









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 G. Dear 35 J. Morrissey
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck (c) 10 C. Wittman
34 J. Kennedy 39 P. Abbott 25 P. Curran 22 R. Loveridge











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



29 R. Greene 19 J. Dunstall 44 J. Platten













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans